Vice stings us even in our pleasures, but virtue consoles us even in our pains.
WILLIAM COWPERAfter long drought when rains abundant fall, He hears the herbs and flowers rejoicing all.
More William Cowper Quotes
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God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform. He plants his footsteps in the sea, and rides upon the storm.
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God made bees, and bees made honey, God made man, and man made money,
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God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform; He plants his footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm.
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The kindest and the happiest pair Will find occasion to forbear; And something, every day they live, To pity, and perhaps forgive.
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Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.
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Throws up a steamy column, and the cups That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in
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Would I describe a preacher, I would express him simple, grave, sincere; In doctrine uncorrupt; in language plain, And plain in manner; decent, solemn, chaste,
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But oars alone can ne’er prevail To reach the distant coast; The breath of Heaven must swell the sail, Or all the toil is lost.
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What is there in the vale of lifeHalf so delightful as a wife;When friendship, love and peace combineTo stamp the marriage-bond divine?
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Absence of proof is not proof of absence.
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Absence of occupation is not rest.
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We are never more in danger than when we think ourselves most secure, nor in reality more secure than when we seem to be most in danger.
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After long drought when rains abundant fall, He hears the herbs and flowers rejoicing all.
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Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.
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God moves in mysterious ways His wonders to performs
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